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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCAgenda_95Nov27• y. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA November 27, 1995 7 p.m. ROLL CALL: Tom Brace _ Lee Barry _ Alex Hanschen _ Paul Kuettel _ Wendy Treadwell _ Betty Wilcox - Ken Salzberg _ Sue Gehrz _ Wayne Groff 7. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 25, 1995 3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 8, 1995 (Draft) 4. Update on the comprehensive planning study of the Community Business District/southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur 5. Information on Livable Communities Act 6. Land use comparisons for the metropolitan area 7. Review of proposed amendments to the zoning code 8. Update on meeting schedule for December, 1995 9. Adjourn MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING (• September 25, 1995 7:00 p.m. PRESENT ABSENT ALSO PRESENT Lee Barry Betty Wilcox Susan Hoyt, Administrator Wayne Groff Carla Asleson, Planner Alex Wanschen Pavl• Kuettel Wendy Treadwell Tom Bi`ace (7:09 p.m.) Chair Barry called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the June 26, 1995 meeting were approved as presented. There were no planning commission meetings held in July or August. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Administrator Hoyt reviewed the city council minutes with the planning commission, noting • that the city will be working with Falcon Heights Elementary to develop better park facilities for the northeast quadrant of the city. INTRODUCTION OF NEW PLANNING COMMISSIONER The newest planning commissioner, Wayne Groff, was introduced to the other commissioners. REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO CHAPTER 9-2 06 OF THE ZONING CODE FOR ADDITIONAL FENCE HEIGHT AT 1710 ST. MARY'S STREET Planner Asleson explained that Dale Huff and Linda Fite of 1710 St. Mary's Street are requesting a variance to construct an eight foot high privacy fence along their rear property line. Without a variance, the zoning code allows fences up to six feet in height, which is a reasonable. regulation for most properties in the city. The Huff/Fite property, however, is unique in that it abuts a commercial property/alley that is used for the loading of appliances and for refuse disposal. An adequate screen between the residential and commercial zones is therefore desired. The applicants have cited noise and visual unattractiveness of the commercial property as their hardship statements. The fence would run only along the rear line of the property and not along the northern or southern side lot lines. Letters were mailed to property owners abutting 1710 St. Mary's Street, explaining this request. Staff received a call expressing support for the variance from Marianne McNulty, 1700 St. Mary's Street. Ms. McNulty received a similar variance for her property in 1992 for reasons similar to those cited by Mr. Huff and Ms. Fite. • Commissioner Kuettel asked the applicants about the design of their fence. Mr. Huff explained that the fence would be of the same design as their neighbor to the south (1700 St. Mary's). . . A motion was made by Commissioner Treadwell to approve the resolution recommending approval of the variance to the city council. Seconded by Commissioner Hanschen and ('. unanimously approved. REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO CHAPTER 9-13.04 OF THE ZONING CODE TO PERMIT TWO ACCESS DRIVES TO THE PROPERTY AT 1386 W. IDAHO AVENUE Administrator Hoyt reported that Michael Zalk and Sissel Ilstad of 1386 W. Idaho Avenue have requested a variance to permit two access drives to the double, tandem garage that they propose to build on their property. Other than the dual access issue, the proposed garage meets all other conditions of the zoning code. The requested variance would allow the applicants to access their garage from both the street and from the alley (the property currently has street access to the existing single car garage). The new, double car garage could be built in a standard configuration with driveway access only from the street or only from the alley. This type of configuration would require much more paving and would reduce the amount of open space in the rear yard. Staff's review of this proposal included an analysis of whether this property is unique. The property in question is one of six properties in the city that has a detached garage entirely in its rear yard with access from the street rather than from the alley (there are an estimated 220 homes on interior lots with alley access to the garage). Therefore, this property is uniquely situated because it does not have alley access for its detached garage in a neighborhood whose urban design standards are developed around the concept of rear access to accessory structures. These design standards are meant to maintain front yard landscaping along the f street. From that design standpoint, this property should be using alley access rather than driveway access. However, the driveway to the street was put into place many years ago and the applicants should not be denied the right to use the alley access that was intended for their property. The alley design of this neighborhood also reflects the intent of the current zoning code to maintain open spaces in residential areas, especially in rear yards. This particular garage configuration does maximize open space and prevents the need to remove a mature birch tree in the rear yard. Property owners abutting the subject property were notified about the proposed garage but did not contact staff with comments. Hoyt stated that the planning commission had two alternatives: • Deny the variance request because there is not a demonstrated hardship nor unique characteristic on this property that justifies approving a variance for more efficient access to the proposed garage; or • Approve the variance request because: a) the property is uniquely situated as one of six properties that has a detached garage entirely in the rear yard with access from the street rather than the alley; b) the property is unique because it has the opportunity to utilize rear alley access to a rear yard accessory structure, which is what the-alley was designed for; c) the proposal is consistent with the intent of the zoning code because it maximizes greenspace in the property's rear yard and protects the property's current configuration of open space and vegetation; and d) the proposal is consistent with the i . intent of the original neighborhood design by utilizing alley access to a detached accessory structure in the rear yard with a driveway of no more than six feet in length, similar to other drives off of alleys in the neighborhood. Hoyt stated that staff recommends approval of the variance with two conditions: 1) that the garage remain in its proposed configuration in the rear 46 feet (38%) of the property and 2) • that the driveway to the street be removed if there is no longer direct vehicle access from the street into the garage. She also noted that staff would not likely have recommended approval if the proposal had been to add street access to a garage that already had alley access, because street access should be discouraged whenever it is not already existing. Also, staff would not likely have recommend approval of a variance to add alley access to an existing attached garage with street access because this would involve adding another long driveway to the rear of the property which would be inconsistent with the goal of maintaining greenspace unless the property conditions were very unique. .~~ Michael Zalk, property owner, stated that he had no objections to the conditions on the variance proposed by staff. He also stated that he has explained his plans to his neighbors and they have voiced no objections. Furthermore, he stated that when the garage is built, it may be a bit smaller than the 15' x 40' garage shown on his application. It is his intent to keep the structure as small as possible while still being functional. Commissioner Brace asked about the proposed garage's setback from the alley. Administrator Hoyt responded that since the garage door would be parallel to the alley, a five foot setback is required to allow for vehicles to turn into the building. The Zalk/Ilstad proposal shows a six foot setback. Mr. Zalk commented that although he would have preferred a greater setback, he wanted to minimize the amount of paved. and built space on his property. Commissioner Brace then asked for clarification on staff's recommendation to require removal of the existing driveway to the street. Administrator Hoyt explained that if a property owner • were to connect the proposed garage to the existing house and could not access the garage from the street, the driveway would have to be removed. The rationale for this decision is that if the driveway is not going to be used for garage access, it should be turned into greenspace to make the property consistent with others in the neighborhood. Motion was made by Commissioner Kuettel to approve the resolution recommending approval of the variance to the city council with the conditions as noted by staff. Seconded by Commissioner Brace and unanimously approved. REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SNELLING AND LARPENTEUR AVENUE Administrator Hoyt told the commission that the city had hired a consultant to analyze the potential future uses of the southeast corner and make recommendations as to the future use of this property on topics such as design guidelines and how to make the property blend in with neighboring properties. The commission will be appraised of the consultant's recommendations in the coming months. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Carla Asleson, Planner and Recording Secretary '' • CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~ ` MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 8, 1995 ~~ ;rte ~~ ~ Mayor Baldwin convened the meeting at 7:03 p.m. PRESENT Baldwin, Gehrz, Gibson Talbot, Hustad, and Jacobs. Also present were Hoyt, Asleson, and Maurer. COMMUNITY FORUM There was no one wishing to take advantage of the community forum. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 25, 1995 Minutes were approved by unanimous consent. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to approve the consent agenda. Motion passed unanimously. 1. Disbursements 2. Licenses 3. Scheduling of public hearing on delinquent utility payments 4. Payment for Falcon Heights School playground improvements 5. Cancellation of December 6 and December 27 meetings and scheduling of December 20, 1995 meeting 6. Request for use of Community Park shelter as a site for the Lions' Club holiday tree sale POLICY AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 95-29 CERTIFYING THE CITY RETURNS OF NOVEMBER 7, 1995 The city council, acting as the canvassing board for the city, is responsible for certifying election returns prior to their being sent to the Ramsey County Auditor. At the November 7, 1995 election, Sue Gehrz received the most votes for the office of Mayor and Sam Jacobs and Jan Gibson Talbot received the most votes for the two city council seats. Motion was made by Councilmember Hustad to approve Resolution 95-29, certifying the city election returns. Motion passed unanimously. EXPLANATION AND APPROVAL OF THE LARPENTEUR AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY PLAN Engineer Maurer explained that the county's reconstruction of Larpenteur Avenue will involve the city council approving the acquisition of several easements. He introduced Dan Soler of Ramsey County, who could explain the details more thoroughly. City Council Minutes November 8, 1995 Page 2 Soler noted that the municipalities involved in the reconstruction must approve the easements because this project involves federal funds. Most of the easements are temporary in nature and would ordinarily just be obtained on an informal basis.- Soler showed the council the proposed easements, explaining that most are being acquired in order to allow crews to perform nearby construction or to facilitate drainage. Permanent easements are being requested for traffic signals at Cleveland/Larpenteur and at Gortner/Larpenteur and also for parking on the south side of Larpenteur between Arona and Pascal. No permanent easements are being requested from residential properties except the parking easement for the apartment properties on the south side of Larpenteur. Soler further explained that they are erring on the conservative side in their request by asking for more easement than the county may eventually need. Councilmember Gehrz asked about plans for a tunnel under Larpenteur to connect the north and south sides of the golf course. Soler replied that the plans are not concrete at this point; it may depend upon whether funding is available. Lighting the tunnel is an issue that will .eventually need to be addressed. Mayor Baldwin commented that there is areal hazard to golfers crossing Larpenteur but that the city will likely have little impact over whether it is built. The University of Minnesota will have to find the funds to pay for its construction and the county will need to determine if a tunnel under their road is an appropriate use. Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to approve the Larpenteur Avenue right-of- way plan. Motion passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 95-30, ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT Administrator Hoyt reported that the Metropolitan Council is encouraging cities to participate in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. The program is designed to provide financial incentives to communities throughout the metro area to accommodate affordable housing. The Met Council establishes benchmark goals for several indicators that are used to measure a community's affordability. With its current housing stock, Falcon Heights nearly meets or exceeds all of these benchmarks and therefore will not be required to expand its affordability measures. There are no financial implications one way or the other for the city to participate in this voluntary program. Following a discussion of the benchmark data, a motion was made by Councilmember Gibson Talbot to approve Resolution 95-30. Motion passed unanimously. REVIEW OF DRAFT TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN Administrator Hoyt explained that staff has been working to review and revise the city's tax increment financing plan, which was last amended in 1988. The council received a copy of the staff's most recent draft of the proposed amendments; however, the city attorney must still review the amendments for conformity to current TIF laws. The staff also reviewed the principles and procedures for private requests for city financial City Council Minutes November 8, 1995 Page 3 assistance with the council. Hoyt recommended postponing the scheduling of a public hearing until the attorney has completed his review of the proposed amendments. APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY PLAYROOM STAFF APPOINTMENTS The council received a copy of the individuals who desire seasonal appointment as playroom attendants for the 1995-96 season. Councilmember Hustad excused himself from this vote, as a member of his family was proposed for appointment. Motion was made by Councilmember Gehrz to approve the hiring of Diane Meyer, Julie Obermiller, Nan Knutsen, Kathy Schaefer, Greg Schaefer, and Wendy Teisberg as seasonal playroom attendants. Motion passed unanimously. CITY INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilmember Gehrz announced activities related to Minnesota Chemical Health Week and asked about the city's policy about animals in city parks. She was informed that the Park and Recreation Commission is currently examining that topic. Mayor Baldwin congratulated the winning mayoral and council candidates and thanked them for running. Councilmember Gibson Talbot thanked her campaign supporters for their work on her campaign. Administrator Hoyt noted the end of streetsweeping, the coming of the hockey boards and rink flooding, and the progress on the school playground construction. The council also had a brief discussion regarding the process that was used to select a new Councilmember in 1990, in anticipation of a January 1996 vacancy in Councilmember Gehrz's seat. This topic will be more fully discussed in 1997 once the office is officially vacant. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m. Tom Baldwin, Mayor Carla Asleson Recording Secretary ~f City of Falcon Heights Planning Commission Date: 11 /27/95 ITEM: Update on the comprehensive planning study of the Community Business District/southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur SUBMITTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: The city is working with Fred Hoisington, a planning consultant, to review the way the southeast corner is addressed in the comprehensive plan. In an effort to determine if and when redevelopment might be feasible in the future, Fred Hoisingotn and the administrator met with some developers to get their insights into the area. Staff will briefly summarize these discussions for commissioners. ACTION REQUESTED: Staff update. U City of Falcon Heights Planning Commission Date: 1 1 /27/95 • ~~ ITEM: Information on the Livable Communities Act SUBMITTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: The 1995 state legislature passed legislation directed at expanding affordable housing opportunities throughout the metropolitan area. The program is "Livable Communities" and is being administered by the Metropolitan Council. Cities are being asked to voluntary participate in the program and, as part of their participation, to establish "affordability" goals. There are some financial incentives for participating to some communities. They are directed at cleaning up polluted sites and building new affordable housing. CITY Il~iDF.X BENCHMARK GaAL affordability Ownership 60% I 68-77% Rents! I 85% 45138% - Life-Cycle Type (Non-single family detached) ~5% 36-31% OwnerJrenter Mix 56144% (64-74) / (2b-36)% Density Single-Family Detached 3.~/acre I ' 1.3-2.9/acre Ylultifamiiy I I7/acre I 12-IS/acre __1 The City of Falcon Heights has agreed to participate with the understanding that the community is already very affordable. The city exceeds the affordability benchmark in a number of areas, which are established based upon planning areas and a 51 15,000 home as affordable. Most notably the city's rental housing has 85% of the housing stock affordable. (This is not only university housing.) The owner occupied housing is slightly shy of the benchmark. However, given the city's rental affordability and high density development, it is unlikely that the Metropolitan Council will look for active increases in this area. This is particularly true because Falcon Heights single family market values increased at a slower rate (1.64% from 1994 to 1995) than some of the outlying suburbs like White Bear Township (3.12% from 1994 to 1995) where new single family construction is going on. If housing values continue to rise more rapidly in the further suburbs than in Falcon Heights, Falcon Heights will become more affordable by comparison. ACTION REQUESTED: Staff update for commission information. -! 1-95 (1:4d a~~! P001 MEDIAN CHANGE iN MARKITT VALUE QF SINGL$ FAMtCY H • pN1E iRAMSa:Y counrrn 5 gY CITY P~ ~ X910 Munk) aftty ?994 Median Nome Value 1'995 Medlar PercerrC amen ~+Ilts Home Value cltan e Fakan Heights 127500 130'! SQ 248 Gem taste ~09s00 111400 1.6~ Lauderdale 1008[70 102~pp _ _ 2.08 tlttfe Canada 70&Ot7 71~pp 1.13 Map+ewood 9995Q ZQ1950 2.00 Mounds 1/Ieyy ssloo ~~ 2.43 New Brygnton 83100 - 85300 2:65 North oaks 102900 100 4.27 North St: Paul 24760p 2!r'&3CiQ 3.51 . 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OIRCNWOOD IE. 9UNf18N WEE 2t. U.4. GOVT. !. PINe BPIIINOB IL. 9Pi11N0 PARK 24. MEDK:INE WEe d. WVOfALL 10. MINNeTONKA BeACN ?4. R4B[MNt OALe >'. LlouNOevlew II. roNK eAr n cRYlTAL e. Yn+ne aeAR nvP Is. exceuEloR 2t. NtW NOPe O. O!M W(e It. OReeNW000 Zo. d100KLYN CeNTER 10. WJOeROALe 20. O[EPMAVlN - d. City of Falcon Heights Planning Commission Date: 11 /27/95 ITEM: Land Use Comparisons for the Metropolitan Area SUBMITTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: The Metropolitan Council provided the city with land use information over the past two decades. The attached information reviews land use changes by category for Falcon Heights, Ramsey County and the metropolitan area for 1970, 1980 and 1990. ATTACHMENTS: 1 - Land use map of Falcon Heights • 2 - Graphs of land use distribution for 1970, 1980 and 1990 • 1990 Land Use The 1990 land use data was developed by the Metropolitan Cowncil using aerial photos taken at an elevation of 19,200 feet Land use changes between 1984 and 1990 were delineated on 36" x 36" mylar overlays on top of existing 1984 land use data. This information was then digitized into the Councils computer system using PC Arclnfo Software. Each of the 251 individual photo tiles were edgematched. Additional registration carrections were performed using the Minnesota Department of Transportation Road Center Line data as a reference. The resulting land use data is presumed to meet national map accuracy standards for 1:24,000. RESIDENTIAL 1, 2 & 11 - Single family homes and associated yard area. - Multi-family housing including duplex, triplex, townhomes and apartment buildings, associated parking and adjacent grounds - Single family homesteads and buildin s i g assoc ated with agricultural production. NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPED 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 - Commercial retail d ffi an o ce uses and their associated parking d d an a jacent grounds. - Industrial buildings, storage yeards and mining extractive uses. - Public institutions schools and , government facilities (except outdoor recreation areas). - Public and private airports and associated buildings and facilities. - Nature • preserves, parks, golf courses and outdoor recreation lands. production. :::: ~ NON-URBAN 8 -Open land or agricultural lands with out buildings. - Vacant land reserved for industrial development ~, . - Vagnt land held by public or semi public organizations WETLANDS National Wetland Inventory Wetlands OUTSIDE CITY Areas outside the boundaries of a city but completely surrounded by the cit b i y e ng mapped. ROADS 9 ^ - Four or more lane divided highways with rights-of-ways greater than 200 feet. WATER 10 • Open water areas. ~~ ~ MUSH LINE ~ `/ Municipal Urban Service Area boundary as of Dec. 1992. /U ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR ROADS /~ / LOCAL ROADS • /v 1.990 Land Use for City of • • Falcon Heights p I 1 I I I I I I I I ..... .... .......•.. .... :..::..:..: ..: ~ -~ ~ ~ 4 .. ....... ........ z~ ~.. ... ........ ~ ~: ^^ - ?A+t° ~~ .......... :........... .... .... i _ I Y! ~ .... ..: ~. .. . I I 1 \I Felon Halphte Metropollten Coundl beptamber 21, 1996 I ~~ ~~_ ~ I. .: I i i I i ~ I / bole ~howe t /4 tulle IewaemenL FALC:,ON HEIGHTS LAND USE (IN ACRES) 1970 _-- ~~~~-~ 1980 RAMS,EY COUNTY LAND USE (IN ACRES) 1970 ~ 1980 1 ax n ~%~ ,. METROPC 1970 nwuamua )LITAN AREA LAND USE (I~ 1980 ~.~n.~u i~re~w xwrovnre -/-_ 1990 1990 uwwwnzeo was ~smuw r«•~vn vue~k~ n[cnfwµ coM Yncva INW~RUL J ACRES) lsso weic a xoxa+ekcn ix ~* waa a amuua ~~ 7 • City of Falcon Heights Planning Commission Date: 1 1 /27/95 • ITEM: Review of proposed amendments to the zoning code SUBMITTED BY: Carla Asleson, Administrative Assistant/Planner EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: Staff is in the process of preparing several minor amendments to the city zoning code. The proposed changes, with one or two exceptions, would clarify the existing code rather than create new policy. Proposed text containing these changes will be brought to Monday night's meeting. Among the proposed amendments are: • A requirement that when an attached garage is converted to living space, the owner must construct a replacement garage on the property. If the property has access to an alley, the existing driveway would be required to be removed. • A clarification regarding the placement of decks, stoops, and covered porches in front yards. • Changes to the requirements for a hot tub vs. a swimming pool (currently, the zoning requirements are the same) • Corrections where there is contradictory requirements within the zoning code ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Review proposed amendments to the zoning code. 2. Schedule a public hearing on the amendments for January 22, 1996. • P City of Falcon Heights Planning Commission Date: 1 1 /27/95 ITEM: Update on meeting schedule for December 1995 SUBMITTED BY: Carla Asleson, Administrative Assistant/Planner EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: The planning commission's regular meeting date for next month falls on December 25, a legal holiday. A request to have a variance considered at the planning commission's December meeting was received this week (too late to be considered this month). Therefore, the December meeting needs to be rescheduled to December 1 1 to consider this variance in a timely manner. Please check your calendars and indicate to staff whether you will be able to attend a meeting on December 1 1 th. A quorum of four commissioners is needed to take action at a commission meeting.